Petit lac a l'Aigle Fishing in Côte-Nord, Quebec

• Overview

  The Côte-Nord end of Quebec holds Petit lac a l'Aigle. The water sits 433 metres up. Forestville lies 50 km from the water. The big place round here is Saguenay, 139 km distant. Also within reach: Lac Nicole 1.4 km off, Lac a l'Aigle roughly 1.6 km, Lac Chasse 2.2 km off, Lac Therrien roughly 2.2 km and Lac Atomique 2.2 km off. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Petit lac a l'Aigle

  Our records hold no depth for this water. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Records held for Côte-Nord cover logperch. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. Take Petit lac a l'Aigle a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 16°C; by January the average is down near -18°C. The window is narrow, and fish feed hard while it lasts. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early May. The open-water window runs from around early May to about mid November in an average year. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Petit lac a l'Aigle fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. Perch take small lures and worms fished near the bottom close to structure. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. The nearest alternative is Lac Nicole, 1.4 km out. The position on Petit lac a l'Aigle is worth confirming on the day.